In April 21st 2016 Google updated its search algorithm so that mobile responsive websites rank more highly in searches on mobile devices than their non-mobile responsive competitors. With the digital landscape changing at a rate of knots, Google is ensuring we keep up with some of the changes by penalising non-mobile responsive websites.

Contracting your marketing out to a specialised agency is always a step in the right direction for an SME. It’s an investment in the future of your business – and will undoubtedly help build your brand and drive growth.

In order to get the best value from your marketing and really maximise your ROI, SME owners need to work in partnership with their marketing agency. You have the business expertise, we’ve got the marketing nous. Working together, we can create high-impact marketing that will get results.

You know what a dashboard’s for, right? You get in the car and start driving: at a glance, the dashboard tells you everything you need to know about your journey: how fast you’re going, how much fuel you’ve got, if there’s anything wrong with the engine. It’s a real-time progress snapshot that allows you to quickly make key decisions, such as adjusting your speed or refuelling.

A marketing dashboard is essentially the same thing: it’s a quick, visual overview of how your marketing is tracking – showing what is working and what is not – presented as a simple, easy-to-read graphic. Like the dashboard on your car, your marketing dashboard gives you the information you need to make key strategic decisions to optimise performance and drive ROI as your campaign moves forward.

The ultimate aim of all marketing is to attract quality leads and drive sales for your business. To do this, you need a strategy that cuts through all the other marketing ‘noise’, makes you stand out from your competitors, and ensures that your target market think of you first when making purchasing decisions.

While a single, brilliant campaign may get the phone ringing for a short while, as soon as the campaign ends, you’ll be forgotten and sales will fall again. When it comes to marketing, there’s no quick ‘magic bullet’. There is, however, a way to ‘bulletproof’ your strategy for great results: create a campaign that builds and maintains momentum. Over time, this provides more stability in your marketing funnel with less ups and downs, generating consistent results and keeping that phone ringing.